Brea resident ends year as KROQ's Miss Double D-cember
For Brea resident Christine Marie the past year has been filled with free concerts, comedy shows, lavish parties, trips and even the opportunity to hang out with rock stars and other celebrities – all...
View Article‘Twilight’ and other movies guys don’t get
Not all men are louts and brutes. Most of us have our sensitive side. And every one of us holds dear a film that would otherwise be tossed cruelly into the heap best-described (by some, not us) as...
View ArticleNewest ‘Twilight’ movie is a feast for fans
Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first: Taylor Lautner remains an unreliable, wildly uneven actor. The wolf pack – the five native Americans of Quilette descent who also happen to be lycanthropes...
View ArticleCookbook gifts aren't just for cooks
There's no reason for holiday gift-buying panic. Take a deep breath. Have a cup of cocoa. Cookbooks are perfect presents. Quintessential easy-to-wrap, fun-to-receive gifts. Their glossy covers lure us...
View ArticleNov. 18 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE BIRTHDAYS FOR A PREVIOUS DATE...
View ArticleHome and garden gift ideas
Hoe, hoe, hoe and a merry holiday to home lovers everywhere who want nothing more than the home front they cherish to be more comfortable, jazzier, prettier and easier to live in. The home and garden...
View ArticleGuide to buying gifts for women
It's come around again. That perilous (yet joyous!) time of year where you have to dazzle her with a gift that shows you've been paying attention to her subtle gift hints all year. In case you haven't...
View ArticleKate Middleton's royal pregnancy buzz
No doubt Kate Middleton (we’re supposed to call her Catherine, Duchess of Something, now) will look adorable when she’s pregnant. And if the rumors are true about her baby bump, we’ll see all sorts of...
View ArticleTalk-show trivia: So long, Regis
Regis is retiring, we think. He's been in the chair, talking to live audiences for decades. His gig on "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" and "Live With Regis and Kelly" spanned nearly 30 years. The...
View ArticlePacific Symphony unwinds Mahler’s Ninth
Any performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony is an event. From a technical standpoint, it is a strenuous, 85-minute workout for large orchestra, demanding precision, virtuosity and stamina. But it is...
View ArticleUCLA, Neuheisel maintain no-quit attitude
LOS ANGELES – It has been said teams take on the personality of their coach. That can mean many things for UCLA and Coach Rick Neuheisel. This season one trait in particular has resonated:...
View ArticleStar Wars exhibit perfect for the young Jedis in your family
Calling all Jedi Younglings, Padawans, Knights, and Masters – board your starfighters and travel lightspeed ahead to the Discovery Science Center for an out-of-this-world experience. Star Wars: Where...
View Article2 of 4 stolen Yorkshire terriers found
BUENA PARK Police have recovered two out of four Yorkshire terriers stolen by burglars from their Buena Park home last week. A Yorkie puppy was found Thursday at a residence in Los Angeles, Buena Park...
View ArticleTravels from the Thanksgiving table
American colonists and the Wampanoag Indians shared a celebratory feast in 1621, after a successful corn harvest near the village settlement of Plymouth. In 1863, as the Civil War separated our nation,...
View ArticleMMA Babe of the Week: Mercedes Terrell
Orange County's Mercedes Terrell has appeared in countless magazine photo shoots, but now she has burst onto the MMA scene as one of the Bellator Girls. Terrell is the week's Keep Punching MMA Babe of...
View ArticleFans flock to rare club show from Mary J. Blige
You (or at least I) always arrive at a Mary J. Blige show ready for a storm. New York's Queen of Hip-Hop Soul has never been shy about expressing her feelings. Ms. Blige’s dramas have always been...
View ArticleAshton Kutcher's alleged mistress speaks out
One of Ashton Kutcher’s alleged mistresses is speaking out the day after Demi Moore announced she was divorcing him.She’s saying, “See, I told you so.”TMZ – who else? – had a chat with Brittney Jones,...
View Article'Greatest Sauvignon Blanc ever' pairs well with turkey
I just returned from a quick trip to Sonoma, where I heard some doom-and-gloom news about the 2011 harvest (one of the least productive in memory, thanks to the unseasonably cool weather) and tasted...
View ArticleFuture of Crystal Cathedral uncertain
GARDEN GROVE – Michael Nason, longtime producer of the Crystal Cathedral's world-renowned "Hour or Power" television program, remembers his trip to Rome to meet Pope John Paul II along with Rev. Robert...
View ArticleHoliday TV highlights from 'Charlie Brown' to Victoria's Secret
Maybe you're the kind of person who has all your holiday shopping done by now. If so, you've got time to plop down on the couch and enjoy a host of holiday movies, special episodes of TV series, and...
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